2025 Big Book Challenge discussion

This is my folder where I will keep a list of those big books I have read throughout the years.

2025
The Last Song of Winter by Lulu Taylor
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 517 pages
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - 640 pages
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - 527 pages
Homecoming by Kate Morton - 614 pages
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult - 528 pages
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix - 482 pages
A Beautiful Spy by Rachel Hore - 413 pages
The First Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer - 413 pages
The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer - 400 pages
The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer - 448 pages
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah Parker - 718 pages
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown - 510 pages
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - 504 pages
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent - 626 pages
The Songbird & The Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent - 498 pages
The Da-Vinci Code by Dan Brown - 593 pages
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - 433 Pages
Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson - 413 pages
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson - 500 pages
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson - 438 pages
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - 432 pages
Insomnia by Stephen King - 896 pages
The Happy Every After Playlist by Abby Jimenez - 401 pages
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez - 416 pages
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult - 510 pages


2024
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - 556 pages
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake - 496 pages
Legacy by Nora Roberts - 434 pages
The Dark Half by Stephen King 469 pages
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas - 803 pages
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas - 805 pages
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas - 816 pages
A Gathering Storm by Rachel Hore - 470 pages
A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore - 456 pages
The Memory Garden by Rachel Hore - 420 pages
The Silent Tide by Rachel Hore - 464 pages
The Glass Painter's Daughter by Rachel Hore - 450 pages
The Dream House by Rachel Hore - 466 pages
A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore - 481 pages
The Hidden Years by Rachel Hore - 493 pages
Last Letter Home by Rachel Hore - 560 pages
One Moonlit Night by Rachel Hore - 480 pages
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - 432 pages
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty - 512 pages
Ask Not by Maureen Callahan - 400 pages
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter - 466 pages
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer - 448 pages
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer - 496 pages
Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer - 550 pages
Christmas in the Snow by Karen Swan - 496 pages

2023
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson - 416 pages
The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham - 464 pages
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - 419 pages
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 485 pages
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - 453 pages
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - 541 pages
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 425 pages
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - 498 pages
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - 535 pages
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare - 725 pages
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - 479 pages
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - 498 pages
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare - 567 pages
Twilight New Moon by Stephanie Meyer - 563 pages
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - 688 pages
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare - 699 pages
Queen of Air and Shadow by Cassandra Clare - 893 pages
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare - 582 pages
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare - 591 pages
Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare - 778 pages
Clown in a Cornfield 2 - Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare - 416 pages
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer - 629 pages
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jenniffer Finney Boylan - 464 pages
Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton - 439 pages
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - 400 pages
Beach Read by Emily Henry - 400 pages
The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry - 416 pages
The Silk Merchant's Daughter by Dinah Jefferies - 400 pages
The Light Within Us by Charlotte Betts - 400 pages
Fine Print by Lauren Asher - 400 pages
The Dead Zone by Stephen King - 402 pages
Firestarter by Stephen King - 403 pages
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher - 494 pages
Cujo by Stephen King - 432 pages
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - 528 pages
Christine by Stephen King - 749 pages
Final Offer by Lauren Asher - 583 pages
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King - 427 pages
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - 623 pages
The Forgotten Tower by Lulu Taylor - 457 pages
Aphrodite's Tears by Hannah Fielding - 545 pages
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King - 693 pages

2022
Salem's Lot by Stephen King - 483 pages
The Castaways by Lucy Clarke - 416 pages
A Time to Kill by John Grisham - 738 pages
Sycamore Row by John Grisham - 447 pages
The Castaways by Lucy Clarke - 416 pages
Sycamore Row by John Grisham - 447 pages
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - 432 pages
Defy The Night by Brigid Kemmerer - 448 pages
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton - 599 pages
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas - 805 pages
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 648 pages
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton - 562 pages
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter - 688 pages
The Stand by Stephen King - 1152 pages
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - 656 pages
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton - 588 pages
Dead Zone by Stephen King - 402 pages
Babel by R F Kuang - 545 pages
The It Girl by Ruth Ware - 423 pages
The Lake House by Kate Morton - 495 pages



2021
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult - 416 pages
11 22 63 by Stephen King - 849 pages
The Secret History by Donna Tartt - 629 pages
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter - 656 pages
The Confession by John Grisham - 418 pages
A Place called Here by Cecelia Ahern - 485 pages
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley - 406 pages
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V E Schwab - 448 pages
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - 419 pages
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - 626 pages
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas - 705 pages
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas - 757 pages
Song of the Nile by Hannah Fielding - 640 pages
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - 484 pages
A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer - 450 page
A Vow so Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer - 408 pages
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter - 416 pages
The Familiars by Stacey Halls - 448 pages
The Reckoning by John Grisham - 420 pages

2020
The Winter Folly by Lulu Taylor - 400 pages
The Snow Angel by Lulu Taylor - 497 pages
All the Rage by Cara Hunter - 416 pages
The Winter Children by Lulu Taylor - 481 pages
Her Frozen Heart by Lulu Taylor - 480 pages
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 448 pages
Songs about a Girl by Chris Russell - 496 pages
Songs about Us by Chris Russell - 445 pages
Songs about a Boy by Chris Russell - 438 pages
Right Behind You by Rachel Abbott - 400 pages
Poison by Jacqui Rose - 403 pages
The Neighbours by Nicola Gill - 400 pages
The Perfect Kill by Helen Fields - 416 pages
Never Saw You Coming by Hayley Doyle - 416 pages
The Silent House by Nell Pattison - 400 pages
The Snow Rose by Lulu Taylor - 420 pages
The Winter Secret by Lulu Taylor - 544 pages
A Midwinter Promise by Lulu Taylor - 400 pages
Indigo Lake by Jodi Thomas - 432 pages
The Other Mrs by Mary Kubica - 405 pages
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 800 pages
The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks - 400 pages
The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon - 422 Pages
The Separation by Dinah Jefferies - 456 pages
The Binding by Bridget Collins - 437 pages
The Broker by John Grisham - 422 pages
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - 409 pages
Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult - 402 pages
Don't Breath a Word by Jennifer McMahon - 447 pages
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult - 510 pages
A Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - 498 pages
Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern - 585 pages

2019
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - 419 pages
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - 626 pages
A Court of Wing and Ruin by Sarah J Maas - 699 pages
Don't Turn Around by Amanda Brooke - 416 pages
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - 688 pages
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare - 699 pages
Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare - 912 pages
In the Full Light of the Sun by Clare Clark - 432 pages
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - 456 pages
The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - 545 pages
The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michele Hodkin - 470 pages
The Partner by John Grisham - 416 pages
Last Seen by Lucy Clark - 449 pages
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - 406 pages
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas - 418 pages
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas - 565 pages
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas - 664 pages
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas - 984 pages
Next of Kin by LF Robertson - 400 pages
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella - 448 pages
Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella - 432 pages
Concerto by Hannah Fielding - 528 pages
A Shroud of Leaves by Rebecca Alexander - 400 pages
The Swallows by Lisa Lutz - 528 pages
A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore - 456 pages
The Testament by John Grisham - 535 pages
Revival by Stephen King - 405 pages
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - 419 pages
The Witness by Nora Roberts - 757 pages
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - 688 pages
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - 630 pages
Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - 637 pages

2018
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray - 552 pages
Origin by Dan Brown - 461 pages
The Firm by John Grisham - 501 pages
A Baby's Bones by Sage Westfield - 473 pages
The Fear by CL Taylor - 400 pages
The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn - 427 pages
That Girl by Kate Kerrigan - 400 pages
Origin by Dan Brown - 461 pages
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham - 400 pages
Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan - 407 Pages
Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan - 400 pages
Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan - 458 pages
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 409 pages
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater - 439 Pages
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater - 439 pages
Night School by CJ Daughterty - 454 pages
The Chamber by John Grisham - 544 Pages
The Rainmaker by John Grisham - 419 pages
The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare - 507 Pages
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 485 pages
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - 453 pages
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - 541 pages
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 424 Pages
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - 534 pages
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare - 725 pages
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare - 672 pages
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - 481 pages
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - 502 pages
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare - 567 pages
Wychwood by George Mann - 400 pages
You Let Me In by Lucy Clark - 417 pages
Leverage in Death by JD Robb - 400 pages
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer - 496 pages

Good Luck Deb! I am shooting for 5 this year because I have so many things I want to accomplish this year:)

Rob wrote: "Good Luck Deb! I am shooting for 5 this year because I have so many things I want to accomplish this year:)"

Brillant Rob, looking forward to seeing how you get on :-)

Debra wrote: "Rob wrote: "Good Luck Deb! I am shooting for 5 this year because I have so many things I want to accomplish this year:)"

Brillant Rob, looking forward to seeing how you get on :-)"

Although busy with my book debut I always try to find time to read...Difficult sometimes!!!

Yey! My first big book of the year.... :-)

Debra wrote: "

Yey! My first big book of the year.... :-)"

Great, you are on your way!

How did you enjoy Cathy Kelly as an author. I was told to try reading one of her books since she is similar to Maeve Binchy.

Nancy wrote: "How did you enjoy Cathy Kelly as an author. I was told to try reading one of her books since she is similar to Maeve Binchy."

Hi Cathy! I realy enjoyed her writing, its very laid back and easy to read... Great writing style to read and really relax and enjoy the story.. Do let me know if you do decide to give her a go. :-)

I think you mean Nancy but that's OK I always wanted to be named Cathy. And I will let you know as soon as I read one of her titles what I think.

Wahoo!

Woohoo1 Finally read a book that was over 400 pages, its been a while! :-)

I'm readingMy Sister's Keeperand i only started it last night,cause i was to tired to get my other book from the bedroom, i have seen the film, really loving the story so far :)

How do i get a space to post into

Lindy wrote: "How do i get a space to post into"

Hi Lindy - I will set up a folder for you and send you a private message in a moment with the link

Best wishes

Debs

You are so wonderful and now Nancy is happier

I wasn't unhappy only frustrated that I couldn't help you after trying.

But thanks to Debra. I now realize I could have opened this folder by using NEW TOPIC but didn't realize this could have worked for the purpose of this challenge.

Are we able to set up these folders, or does the moderator have too?

Lindy wrote: "Are we able to set up these folders, or does the moderator have too?"


Yes you can set up a folder at any time. At the top of the main page there is a heading called 'Discussion' and to the right of that you will find the word 'new'. If you click on that you can create a folder :-)

Thank you, i did need this earlier and couldnt' do it then either. It seems a strange way to do it, I like setting up a gR shelf for challenges

im still re-reading all the harry potter books :)

I think I read and or listened to them about 3 times each. Always before the new book came out then before the new movie came out. LOL I still have the entire set sitting here in case I want to read them at a later time.

Catherine wrote: "im still re-reading all the harry potter books :)" They are so addicting! :-)

I love them,they help me when im in a book slump,but this time the movies were on over xmas and wanted to see what parts were in book and not in film :) then I'm going to read the Percy Jackson series

Catherine wrote: "I love them,they help me when im in a book slump,but this time the movies were on over xmas and wanted to see what parts were in book and not in film :) then I'm going to read the Percy Jackson series"

I haven't read the Percy Jackson series yet but it is on my neverending list of things to get ! lol!

I got the boxset for €20 while the first 2 books in another bookstore would have been about €16, so a brill deal :) happy out now

p.s love your vids on youtube,gizmo is so funny :) did you get a tbr basket ready for this year? they are my fav vids ha ha

2016 Big Books

i am gonna try for 5 big books.

Ann wrote: "i am gonna try for 5 big books." Good luck Ann :-)

Hi Debs - Happy New Year!

Bumblesby wrote: "Hi Debs - Happy New Year!" Happy New Year to you too Tim! Hope all is well with you :-)

I decided to do 10 big books for now. :)

Christine wrote: "I decided to do 10 big books for now. :)" Good luck Christine! :-)

Hi I am in. I have other chalange and have other book so far. so I have add 3-4 book https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Hi everybody I am the new voice.

My updated big book reads for 2016, so far... I am sensing a theme with books just over 400... Might be adding a new goal for next year being to read more 500 plus books to challenge myself a little bit more:

2016
The Child's Secret by Amanda Brooke - 448 pages
Last Breath by Rachel Caine - 447 pages
Black Dawn by Rachel Caine - 507 pages
Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine - 538 pages
Fall of Night by Rachel Caine - 443 pages
Daylighters by Rachel Caine - 496 pages
Brotherhood in Death by J D Robb - 400 pages
Match Me If You Can by Michele Gorman - 416 Pages
The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling - 503 pages
The Woman Who Upped and Left by Fiona Gibson
The Night that Changed Everything by Tait and Rice - 416 Pages
The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 444 pages
The Obsession by Nora Roberts - 456 pages
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern - 402 pages
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon - 452 pages
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon - 510 pages
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L Armentrout - 474 pages

My 2017 so far :-)

2017
Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies - 400 pages
Every Little Thing by Samantha Young - 400 pages
My Sister's Bones bby Nuala Ellwood - 400 pages
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks - 496 pages
The Witchfinder's Sister by Beth Underdown - 400 pages
Bone Meal for Roses by Miranda Sherry - 416 pages
The Alibi by Jaime Raven - 400 pages
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - 404 pages
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas - 418 pages

Just added Heir of Fire at 565 pages! So proud of that one! Now we need to go bigger! :-)

Just added Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas - 648 pages :-)

Just added Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas - 693 pages :-)

Well, it's about time! :) I miss your videos :(

Bumblesby wrote: "Well, it's about time! :) I miss your videos :("

lol! Miss yours too! Just went to your channel to check and to my delight I see a video has been posted I have not yet seen! Now going to go and devour it now! :-)

Starting the year off with a bang!!!

2019
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - 419 pages
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - 626 pages
A Court of Wing and Ruin by Sarah J Maas - 699 pages

Wow, good reading!